I have asked Congress-NCP to respect people's mandate: Jamir

With the Governor pushing the coalition partners hard, the Congress and NCP on Wednesday promised to form a government in Maharashtra "in a day or two", nearly a fortnight after the results gave them a majority in the elections.

Governor S C Jamir, who had on Tuesday called Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal for consultations, on Wednesday said he has told the two leaders that it was their responsibility to form a government without delay.

He told a delegation of Shiv Sena-BJP leaders that he is "very anxious to have an elected government installed as early as possible."

"The Governor told the delegation that he had reminded caretaker Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and NCP leaders Chhagan Bhujbal and R R Patil on Tuesday that since the electorate of Maharashtra had given them a fresh mandate, it was their responsibility to respect the mandate and form a government without any further delay," a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said.

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